Snakebite (drink)

Snakebite
Cocktail
Type Mixed drink
Served
  • Without ice
Standard drinkware
Pint glass
Commonly used ingredients
  • One part beer
  • One part cider
Preparation Mix in equal volumes in a standard pint glass

A snakebite is an alcoholic drink. Traditionally, in the United Kingdom it is made with equal parts of lager and cider with a dash of blackcurrant cordial. Through the seventies and early eighties, bar staff included the blackcurrant cordial less and less until customers became fed up complaining and began asking for a "snakebite & black".

Most people think of a snakebite as just equal parts of lager and cider, asking for a "snakebite and black" if they want it the traditional way with a dash of blackcurrant cordial.

Stout may be used instead of lager in the United States.[1]

Snakebite with the blackcurrant included is also known by the names Pink Panther[2] and diesel, and in West Yorkshire as Gaylord. [3][4] A stronger variant involves the addition of a shot of vodka, known as a turbo diesel.[5][6]

Availability in the UK

Snakebite is typically served in pints. Serving a snakebite from separate cider and lager taps or bottles is not illegal in the UK, despite sources that suggest otherwise.[7] In 2001, former US President Bill Clinton was refused a snakebite when he ordered one at the Old Bell Tavern in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Pub manager Jamie Allen said "It's illegal to serve it here in the UK".[8]

Snakebite is also the traditional drink of several universities; it is known as a Purple at the University of Warwick, a Nasty at Loughborough University, and a "Snakey-B" at the University of East Anglia. Its colour lends its name to Purple Wednesday, the official student night at Portsmouth University.

References

  1. ↑ Shop, Brooklyn Brew. "Beer Cocktail: Snakebite". brooklynbrewshop.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Why is it that some pubs wont serve snakebite? (3/4 cider, topped up with lager and blackcurrant) Does it cause a dangerous chemical reaction or something? - Notes and Queries - guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Snakebite And Black recipe". www.drinksmixer.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Diesel recipe". www.drinksmixer.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Turbo Diesel". idrink.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Wilkins, Nick. "Turbo Diesel Cocktail Recipe". Make me a cocktail. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ↑ http://www.delavals.com/blog-loz-horan/1-the-snakebite-myth/ Archived September 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Clinton in Harrogate". Harrogate Advertiser. June 15, 2001. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
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